Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East in IDA blend
IDA blend: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East was 26.3% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East in IDA blend, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
IDA blend recorded 26.3% for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east in 2023.
The figure is down 3.9% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east in IDA blend peaked at 30.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1962.
IDA blend ranks 6th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East in IDA blend, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.7% | — |
| 1961 | 1.7% | +1.6% |
| 1962 | 0.9% | -49.6% |
| 1963 | 1.9% | +110.4% |
| 1964 | 1.9% | +4.2% |
| 1965 | 1.8% | -7.3% |
| 1966 | 3.1% | +73.9% |
| 1967 | 3.1% | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 2.4% | -24.3% |
| 1969 | 2.3% | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 2.1% | -11.5% |
| 1971 | 2.3% | +11.2% |
| 1972 | 2.3% | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 2.8% | +20.8% |
| 1974 | 3.3% | +16.4% |
| 1975 | 2.7% | -17.6% |
| 1976 | 2.5% | -6.6% |
| 1977 | 2.4% | -5.3% |
| 1978 | 2.4% | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 3.3% | +39.0% |
| 1980 | 3.9% | +18.2% |
| 1981 | 3.5% | -9.6% |
| 1982 | 3.5% | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 3.4% | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 4.7% | +37.0% |
| 1985 | 4.4% | -5.2% |
| 1986 | 4.2% | -5.3% |
| 1987 | 4.3% | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 5.1% | +17.3% |
| 1989 | 5.4% | +5.3% |
| 1990 | 5.3% | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 6.1% | +14.5% |
| 1992 | 6.0% | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 7.0% | +17.7% |
| 1994 | 7.5% | +6.3% |
| 1995 | 8.1% | +8.3% |
| 1996 | 6.9% | -15.5% |
| 1997 | 7.9% | +15.4% |
| 1998 | 9.4% | +18.2% |
| 1999 | 9.4% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 9.8% | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 10.4% | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 11.9% | +14.3% |
| 2003 | 17.5% | +46.5% |
| 2004 | 18.0% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 18.1% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 18.9% | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 20.4% | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 21.0% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 21.5% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 21.8% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 22.5% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 22.3% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 22.2% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 23.8% | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 26.2% | +10.0% |
| 2016 | 28.4% | +8.7% |
| 2017 | 28.2% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 27.0% | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 27.3% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 30.3% | +11.2% |
| 2021 | 29.8% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 27.3% | -8.4% |
| 2023 | 26.3% | -3.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East in IDA blend changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +110.4% | 0.9% | 1.9% |
| 1966 | +73.9% | 1.8% | 3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.1% | 0.9% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.6% | 2.1% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.2% | 3.4% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.4% | 5.3% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.8% | 9.8% | 21.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.0% | 21.8% | 28.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.4% | 26.3% | 30.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
- 3 Cambodia 80.9% compare
- 4 Myanmar 61.3% compare
- 5 Solomon Islands 55.6% compare
- 6 Timor-Leste 55.1% compare
- 7 Brunei Darussalam 52.3% compare
- 8 Hong Kong, China 49.6% compare
- 9 Russian Federation 48.6% compare
More private sector data for IDA blend
- Merchandise trade 33.7% (2025)
- Food imports 14.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 51.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 236.39 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 18.8% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 21.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 191.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 277.76 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1509 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 9.76 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east in IDA blend?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east in IDA blend was 26.3% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east recorded in IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 30.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1962.
- How does IDA blend rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east?
- IDA blend ranks 6th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this IDA blend data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.